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George Edward Fern

Fern, George Edward, Private, 56859, 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
Formerly 37877, Cavalry Reserve
Born Wirksworth, Derbyshire
Enlisted Bolsover, Derbyshire
Resided Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Died of wounds 15th April 1918 aged 31
Son of Eli and Emily Fern, of 36, Hornscroft Rd., Bolsover, Derbyshire.
Buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, VIII, I, 194

1911 Census
A colliery labourer
Son of Eli, a coal miner hewer, and Emily Fern, of 44, Town End, Bolsover, Derbyshire

(Photograph from the Derbyshire Courier, 11th May 1918)

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